New Delhi: The draft National Strategy on Robotics for public consultation was released today by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT. The public consultation for the Draft National Strategy on Robotics has been initiated, allowing individuals to provide their feedback until October 31st, 2023, through the MyGov platform.
During an interaction with the press, the minister said, ‘We have put out for public consultation the draft national strategy on robotics and we seek inputs from startups, manufacturing companies and those at the demand side of industry 4.0. This is in line with our strategic planning and thinking for India AI. I invite all those in the robotics and AI ecosystem to contribute and make this a successful policy.’
While highlighting the benefits of the strategy, the Minister stated, ‘The national strategy on robotics policy will present significant opportunities for the manufacturing sector, Industry 4.0 and cyber-physical systems among others, it has the potential to create a lot of impact.’
Meity’s Vision
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is dedicated to fulfilling the Government’s vision by fostering and promoting state-of-the-art technology applications throughout the nation. Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are poised to make a significant impact in the field of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), particularly in areas such as Robotics. These CPS rely on AI to facilitate the interaction between the virtual world and the components of physical systems. The National Strategy on Robotics has been envisioned as a crucial component of IndiaAI in order to further optimize the advantages of an AI-integrated society.
India has made remarkable progress in the field of Robotics. Furthermore, both the public and private sectors globally have recognized the significance of robotic automation in driving future social, economic, and technical outcomes.
All you need to know about the National Strategy on Robotics
- The National Strategy on Robotics aims to capitalize this potential and nurture the development of robotic technology, helping India emerge as a “Robotics Hub” for the world.
- To drive India’s global leadership in Robotics, four sectors of strategic importance have also been identified, namely – manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare and national security.
- To enable India’s emergence as a global leader in the development and adoption of robotics, a comprehensive, coherent, and efficient deployment of the National Strategy on Robotics is proposed to be undertaken as the ‘National Robotics Mission’.
- This will be done through the establishment of the Robotics Innovation Unit (RIU) as an institutional framework under IndiaAI, to facilitate the implementation of the National Strategy on Robotics, adopting a whole ecosystem approach.
- The RIU has been proposed as an agile and fast responsive independent agency that will nurture the dynamic robotics startup, research, and innovation ecosystem in India.
- Multiple interventions have been recommended across the key pillars of a robotics innovation cycle which include Research and Development, Demonstration and Testing, Commercialization and Supply Chain Development, and Adoption and Awareness, to ensure the creation of domestic capabilities in robotic technology in India.
